2026 WSOP Europe

Corel Theuma Wins Event 1: The €1,100 The Opener Mystery Bounty for €150,000!
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After three days of play,

bested a field of 2,195 to take home his first WSOP gold bracelet and the first place price of €150,000.

“This is for the kid!” Theuma proudly exclaimed as he took his winners photo, pointing to his baseball cap that read “Dad”.

Maksim Paniak Eliminated in 2nd Place
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raised to 2,000,000 from the button.

, in the big blind, moved all in and Theuma made the call.

Maksim Paniak:

Corel Theuma:

Paniak was ahead, but the

flop gave Theuma some additional outs. The

turn changed nothing, but the

river completed Theuma’s gutshot to eliminate Paniak.

raised to 2,000,000, from the button.

three-bet to 7,000,000, from the big blind. Theuma called.

The

flop saw Paniak slow down, check-calling a bet of 8,000,000.

The

turn saw Paniak play out of flow, moving all in for Theuma’s effective stack of 20,350,000. Theuma was sent into the tank, before making a big call for his tournament life.

Corel Theuma:

Maksim Paniak:

The river was the

confirming a huge double up for Theuma.

Head-Up Play Begins!

Janis Kulikauskis Eliminated in 3rd Place
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moved all in for approximately 10,500,000.

, in the big blind, made the call.

Janis Kulikauskis:

Corel Theuma:

Theuma was in bad shape, and the

flop didn’t seem to help. However, the

turn gave Theuma a flush draw. The

turn completed that flush draw and sent Kulikauskisn out in third place.

raised to 1,200,000 from the button.

three-bet to 4,000,000, from the big blind, and Kulikauskis four-bet jammed for 12,500,000. Theuma made the call.

Janis Kulikauskis:

Corel Theuma:

Kulikauskis had aces, but the

flop caused some concern. While both players shouted for their “one time”, the dealer revealed the

turn and

river, awarding the pit to Kulikauskis.

In the very next hand, Theuma tangled with

, getting all the money in on the turn, before the dealer placed the rivered flush for Theuma, to keeping him alive, undoing the hurt of the previous hand. The final board read

with Theuma holding the

, and Kulikauskis holding

.

Mihai-Cristian Tabac Eliminated in 4th Place
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raised to 1,500,000 from under the gun.

three-bet to 4,500,000, from the button, and Tabac called.

The

flop saw Tabac check and call a bet of 4,500,000 from Paniak.

The

turn checked through to the

river. Tabac bet out 2,000,000, prompting Paniak to move all in for Tabac’s effective stack of approximately 11,000,000. Tabac used all his time bank chips before hero calling for his tournament like.

Paniak rolled over

for a rivered flush.

mucked

as he exited the tournament floor.

Deal Denied
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The players were denied the opportunity for an official deal, but potential informal discussions are permitted on the next break

Benny Glaser Eiminated in 5th Place
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raised to 1,000,000, from the cutoff.

, in the small blind, moved all in.

Benny Glaser:

Janis Kulikauskis:

Glaser was ahead, but the

flop saw Kulikauskis’ gamble pay off. Glaser departed on the

turn and

river.

raised to 1,200,000, from the small blind.

, in the big blind, called.

The

flop saw Paniak continue for 1,600,000. Theuma called.

The

turn saw a repeat of the action, this time Paniak sized up to 4,625,000.

The

river saw Paniak check. Theuma bet put 10,000,000, earning a fold. Paniak tabled

to win the pot.

In the last few orbits

has tabled both

,

and

without receiving any action from the other players at the table

Final Table Chip Counts:

pulls the final €25,000 bounty on the break!

The remaining five players have been sent on a 15 minute break.

Jullen Stropoli Eliminated in 6th Place
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The action was caught as

, in the big blind, was all in and at risk against

, in the small blind.

Julen Stropoli:

Maksim Paniak:

Stropoli was ahead on the

flop, however, the

turn and

river gave Paniak trips to score another elimination.